2: KISS A STRANGER

     He was at the peak of his youthfulness. Lucas Levin was free and rebellious, and he could even take any woman he wanted to his bed. He was 25 and everything in his world was going according to what he wanted.

     No restraints. No pressure. No limits. He was completely free!

     “Yo! Lucas! You’re finally here!” From the club’s door, Simon welcomed him with fist bump then tapped his shoulder as he whispered something on his ear.

     “We’re banging every blonde’s ass tonight, so you gotta prepare yourself.”

     Such hiss made Lucas grinned slyly as he winked at his friend.

     “Worry about yourself instead Sim.”

     The two of them laughed at each other as they walked side by side to joined some friends of their who already had guarded their own chick, afraid that the two infamous hot men; Simon and Lucas would steal them.

     The music inside the halls were banging from every wall, making every soul high and upbeat. As Lucas strode through the wild crowd to get himself a booze, pair of slender arms clung into his torso, completely gluing herself to him.

     He looked down and saw this wild-looking blonde whose eyes were sparkling in hunger at him. instantly, his arms snaked into the woman’s wide hips and pulled her even closer.

     “Tell me. what do you want?” he leaned and whispered into her ear.

     The woman gasped, intentionally doing it to pretend like a shy girl, and smiled sweetly. “Why don’t you ask ‘who’ I want instead?”

     Lucas grinned and thought for a moment. He just got here and someone was already trying to push him to bed. He hesitated for a second, thinking Simon might sulk for him leaving so early but when he saw him kissing with a girl at the corner, his grin widened even more.

     “I think I don’t need to guess ‘who’ that is that you want,” replying, he tugged the woman towards the VIP rooms of the club and immediately started his ‘business’.

     As they entered the door, they didn’t even manage to lock the door as they both started to ravish each other’s lips and stripped each other’s clothes.

     Lucas turned his face sideways, avoiding the woman’s alcohol-scented lips for he was never a fan of kissing. Sometimes, he even hated it that when he f*cked girls, there were never kissing involved but directly towards that spot.

     “W-wait. Don’t Destroy my-”

     It was too late. The woman could only hopelessly look at her ripped clothes that he tore mercilessly. As the woman he doesn’t even know her name of glared at him, he just shrugged his shoulder as he pretended innocent. Though the corner of his lips were curling naughtily.

     “Ops. It was an accident.” His excuse only made the girl shook her head but still throw herself towards him.

     Lucas caught her but pushed her towards the bed, unbuckling his own belt without breaking the eye contact with the girl. She was watching him both intently and impatiently. And Lucas was experienced enough to play with a desperate girl’s desire.

     “Just get over it, babe!” the girl snapped as she tried to get up and pull him to the bed too.

     However, Lucas was almost done and jumped over her, completely dominating over her small frame.

     “Not too fast…”

     He whispered though after that, his words were the complete opposite of what he did throughout the entire night.

***

     Lucas was awoken by someone shaking him strongly. The alcohol from last night still clouded his mind that he finds it hard to wake up and smack who ever was disturbing his peaceful sleep.

     Last night was an eventful night.

     “Lucas! Man! Get up!”

     A familiar masculine voice was heard like an echoing yell from a distance. He instantly knew who he was so he just ignored him and continue sleeping.

     Fortunately, he stopped and Lucas was finally able to rest peacefully now. yet, probably, he was wrong.

     “LUCAS LEVIN HEIRTA! OPEN YOUR GOD DAMN’S EYES FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE!” Simon yelled so loudly that Lucas felt like his head would explode because of it.

     Simon never yelled at him. nor did he curse though he was never a good man like him.

     This made Lucas bolted up in curiosity but more of anger of him waking him up.

     “Why the h*ll are you-”

     His lips fell and his body froze. Beside him was Simon who’s standing with bloodshot eyes. his stare at him was worried and frightened.

     He, too, was shocked. Because at the room where he and that blonde woman had a wild night with, everything was a mess and blood spilled all over the floor. The woman…she was lying on the floor on a pool of blood with stab wounds all over her body and was obviously dead.

     And he…his hands were stained with blood!

     “I…I didn’t…”

     “Lucas.” Simon’s firm voice made him halt.

     Their eyes met and Lucas already knew what he meant.

     “Run.”

***

     Simon was not only his best friend but also his cousin. And from childhood until now, he was the one always taking care of his mess. And though he didn’t like the idea of running away and hiding, leaving all the troubles to him, he knew he was right.

     That he indeed should run. All evidence was pointing to him. and he was on the exact crime scene with blood in his hand.

     But… who exactly killed that woman? That night…did he-

     Lucas gritted his teeth when he noticed two men tailing him secretly. They were police chasing him and when he thought he was able to lose them, he was mistaken. For again, they were almost a hundred meter away from him.

     He begun to walk in a fast pace on the uncrowded street in the middle of the night. Some people were at the street, mostly were people who had nothing good going on about them.

     Some were even making out just anywhere.

     Lucas continued to walk while constantly checking the two police behind him.

     “D*mn! How do I lose them?!”

***

     She was right when she thought that escaping from her father’s mansion was never easy. For she immediately spotted her father’s guards following her.

     At first, they were trying to make their stalking a secret. And she thought too that she should make them believe she didn’t notice them.

     But that wasn’t feasible. Unless she run, she will never be able to get away from them.

     And so, she did.

     Eve run with all her might, with only a back pack of money and some cards she needed with her.

     The streets were lit in yellow lights and the sky was the darkest. Even the wind blew cold on her skin. At the street she found herself into, she realized she wasn’t familiar with it thought she still continued to run.

     Also, the guards panicked seeing her running that they too followed.

     Looking back, they were almost catching up that Eve thought she needed a plan. She just can’t continue running knowing she will never outrun those trained guards of her own father.

     She turned into another street, with few people on it. She kept running and running while thinking of a plan to escape them.

     And that’s…when she met him.

     That man, who’s eyes were darker than the rain-threatening skies of the night. Whose stares were burning more fiercely than the blazing sun. who…like her…seemed to be chased by someone.

     There eyes met as they run towards each other. she was supposed to run passed him. and so, does he.

     However, like a magnet, they found themselves on each other’s arms. Lucas grabbed the woman’s shoulders, pinning her almost hard on the wall that her sweet groan was heard. Without warning, he bent forward to kiss her but what he didn’t expect was her lips meeting his’ instead.

     Her hands even find their ways into his nape and cling over him, then in a swift movement, she pulled his jacket off and hide it behind her.

     “Did she take it off to disguise me from my chasers?” he was curious but his mind soon was filled with the sweet taste of her mouth.

     He continued kissing her, almost ravishing her lips when he noticed the police chasing him run passed by them. They might have thought they were just some hot-blooded couple who couldn’t contain their lewd desires.

     In a few minutes, group of men in suit walked passed too. they were obviously the ones chasing her.

     Though he didn’t want to, the time slipped off in a snap and the woman pulled away from him. when her face was lightened by the street light, he realized she was just a girl.

     A girl who was able to make him want to kiss more. A kiss…he never wanted in the first place. Yet she...

     She was panting and breathing hard, when her pair of almond eyes stared up at him. and her reddish lips were swollen and if she didn’t wipe the little blood from it using her own thumb, he might have never noticed the wound caused by none other but him.

     He didn’t realize he was that forceful and eager.

     With a slight smile, the girl tapped his shoulder though she could only reach half of his upper bicep. He was just towering over her.

     “You helped me hide from my chasers and I also helped you too. So, I won’t charge you for biting my lip. Good luck!”

     Then, the little daring girl was gone on the shadows of the street. Lucas found himself staring at where she disappeared to, touching his lips where her sweet sensuous mouth brushed into.

     The hot and unexplainable feeling of kissing her was still there but the girl who made him feel such way just left without even looking back. And though Lucas hate to admit it, his pride was hurt by the little girl who just left him after receiving such hot and wild kiss from him.

     Was she never even affected by it just like him?! even for a little bit?!